Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Claude Marion Akins, born in Nelson, Georgia on May 25, 1926, died in Altadena, CA, January 27, 1994, is best known to Apes fans from his brilliant portrayal of the brutal, belligerent and semi-literate gorilla General Aldo in Battle For The Planet Of The Apes (1973). To everyone else, he's probably best remembered as Sheriff Lobo in B. J. and the Bear. Among his many film and TV appearances are Movin' On, Maverick, The Twilight Zone, From Here To Eternity, McCloud, Macmillan And Wife and Fantasy Island (with Escape and Conquest star Ricardo Montalbán).

Archives Of The Apes

Welcome to the Archives Of The Apes. This blog celebrates everything about the mighty PLANET OF THE APES saga, from Pierre Boulle's original 1963 novel La Planète des Singes, via the classic films of the Sixties and Seventies, the short-lived 1974 TV serial and its animated follow-up and Tim Burton's ill-conceived and much-despised 2001 "re-imagining", right up to date with the latest entries Rise, Dawn and War. Here you'll view a lot of seldom-seen images, many of them courtesy of my friends Lawgiver (a.k.a. Angela May Rushmere), Vince Blosse and Felino Velasquez. Also included are Apes fan art, comic art, international movie posters and book covers and a number of images from our own classic film of the seventies, Cornelius And Zira. Sincere gratitude goes out to Hunter Goatley, Ste Edwards, Tim Parati and Mark Talbot-Butler for publishing a lot of the rarer material. Please note: all original images were found on the internet and are assumed to be in the public domain. Any copyright infringement is accidental and unintended and should not be inferred. Finally, I am a mere primitive Human and as such I may make the odd error. Please forgive any gaffes, or better still, enlighten me! Cheers!